They captured the fort, suffering two killed and 16 wounded in the process.
If he did, the Japanese would swarm in and capture the fort.
The first colonial power to capture the fort were the Portuguese.
The same units repeated their attempt two days later but also failed to capture the fort.
After these two failed attempts to capture the fort, the British changed their tactics.
He captured the fort and continued making conquests in the surrounding area.
After two days of bombardment a landing party from the ship captured the fort.
A second British expedition was launched in 1780 and it successfully captured the fort.
The advance to capture the fort came after fighting left 80 guerrillas and 26 soldiers dead on Friday.
Porter on his own led a charge of 68 sailors to capture the fort defending the city.
